THE TOMAHAWKOF ALPHA SIGMA PHI

Brother Downes Brother Fitzpatrick

Leading Roles in Chicago^s Future'T^WO ALPHA SIGS, both graduates of lUinois Institute of Technology, might-'- well qualify as the men most concerned with the air surrounding America's

"Windy City."They are Brothers William E. Downes, Jr., '39, and James V. Fitzpatrick,

'47, who are playing important rolesin Chicago's forward look as high officials in the mayor's cabinet.Assistant to the commissioner, De

partment of Public Works, BrotherDownes serves as director of airportsand commissioner of aviation in one

of the world's busiest air traffic centers.

Brother Fitzpatrick, a native Chi-

cagoan, heads the City's rejuvenatedair pollution control activities whichinclude the largest city-operated net

work of air sampling stations in theworld.A veteran in the City's service.

Brother Downes started as a rodmanand worked his way through variousstates of promotion. He was junior en

gineer, assistant engineer, engineer ofwater works construction, and en

gineer in the Department of PublicWorks before being appointed to his

present position.Also well known in the world of

sports, Brother Downes is in his twen

ty-third year as a National Football

League official.

As director of the Department ofAir Pollution Control since 1961,Brother Fitzpatrick has put into operation a scientifically equipped mobile

laboratory for on-the-spot investigation of air pollution and set up an

abatement patrol of five radio dis

patched automobiles.Before taking his present position.

Brother Fitzpatrick was associated withthe Chicago Association of Commerceand Industry beginning in 1959.

Gamma Mu Brothers Aid

Community Fund Drive

\/rEMBERS of Gamma Mu Chap-ter at Morris Harvey took an

active part in the United Fund Driveat Charleston, W. Va., this fall.The Chapter volunteers received

enthusiastic response from city officialswhen they called to offer their services.As a result, 35 of them %\'ere assignedto the commercial division of the cam

paign.

Council AnnouncesPlans for ExpansionA UTHORIZATION of an inten

sive expansion program designedto add at least 10 more chapters to

Alpha Sigma Phi in the next fiveyears was a major policy decision ofthe Grand Council at its meeting on

November 8, 9, 10.A full roster of national officers as

well as the National Scholarship Chairman, two province chiefs and mem

bers of the Fraternity headquarters'staff participated in the discussions.Increase in the number of chapters

possibly may come through colonization or by taking in strong locals at

accredited colleges. During the firstphase of the program, activity will beconcentrated in the Mid-West with theWest Coast following.Among other items in his report,

Executive Secretary Ralph Bums stated that undergraduate membershipwas five per cent higher in 52 chapterscompared with this time last year.Grand Treasurer Ray Glos reported

that because of rising costs and in-

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Alpha Sig HonoredA SPECIAL anniversary dinner in^ Spokane, Oct. 24 honored Harold

E. McCoun, Washington '27, PacificNorthwest Bell manager in Walla Walla.Brother McCoun, who has been with

PNB for 35 years, was presented witha gold and diamond service emblem.An active participant in civic affairs.

Brother McCoun has spent his entirecareer in the communications indus

try. He has held numerous positionsincluding salesman, commercial representative and service representative.He was manager at Fort Lewis and

Tacoma before transferring to WallaWalla in 1952.

Alpha Sigs Guide

Blue Cross Groups''TWO ALPHA SIGS who were fra

temity brothers at the Universityof Minnesota in the early '20's, todayhold key positions in the Blue Cross.

J. Philo Nelson, Minnesota '20, was

named this fall to the position of president and chief executive officer of theBlue Cross Plan serving northern California.Within a month of the announce

ment of Nelson's election, R. K. Swanson, Minnesota '18, superintendent ofSwedish Hospital in Minneapolis, was

elected chairman of the board of trustees of Minnesota Hospital ServiceAssociation (Blue Cross) .

Brother Swanson also was electedchairman of Minnesota Indemnity,Inc., Blue Cross medical-surgical affiliate.A former national chairman of the

Blue Cross Association, Brother Nelsonhas been with the organization since1936. His leadership has been "largelyresponsible for the success of Blue

Cross, both in California and in the

nation," according to a spokesman forthe Corporation's board.

CLARK W. PEARSON, Oklahoma '27, has beennamed finance manager of the Chevrolet MotorDivision, Detroit. Brother Pearson joined Chevrolet as a clerk at the Kansas City plant in1934 and has held a number ol positions ofincreasing importance on the financial staff.

He lives at Grosse Pointe Forms.

RALPH E. CRAGO, Illinois '48, Lincoln, Nebr.,has been appointed a representative ol National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. He

previously was with the Refrigeration DiscountCorporation and the Western Auto SupplyCompany in North Carolina and the Seiberling

Rubber Company in Florida.

MARIETTA TRUSTEEA RETIRED professional engineer

in production of petroleum now-

serving as a consultant at Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been named to the board oftrustees of his alma mater. Marietta

College.In joining the board last month,

Glenver McConnell, Marietta '07, becomes the third Alpha Sigma Phimember of the board. The others are

Brothers Thomas W. McCaw, Marietta '10. and C. Earle Humphrey, '12.From 1923 until his retirement in

1947 Brother McConnell was head ofthe mechanical engineering department of the Shell Oil Company, Mid-Continent area, with headquarters inTulsa.

He was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the American PetroleumInstitute in 1950 for taking an active

part in its standardization of all majoritems of oil field equipment.While serving in the U. S. Army

during World War I, Brother McConnell was in charge of the Iron andSteel Central Control Testing for theWar Department.Before the war he was assistant chief

chemist in the steel products divisionof Standard Steel Car Co. and chiefchemist at Pemiutit Co.

Research May Lead

To Virus Controls

"pvR. HENRY G. CRAMBLETT,^^^ .\It. Union '47, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the

virology laboratories at the Bowman

Gray .School of Medicine, Winston-

Salem, has started a research programthat could lead to the future controlof a number of viruses which cause

damage to the brain and central nervous system.There are several recognized viruses

and probably some new viruses whichaffect the central nervous system. Someof the milder viruses may cause noth

ing more serious than a sore throat.stiff neck and severe headache, quitesimilar to the early symptoms of polio.Others may have a long-term paralyzing effect. .Some may cause brain dam

age. Some may be capable of causingdeath.At present, no vaccines have been

developed to immunize humans againstthe newer polio-like \iruses.One of the main objectives of Broth

er Cramblett's research will be to evaluate these viruses and to determinewhich viruses warrant the development of vaccines for their prevention.The National Institute of Health

has awarded Dr. Cramblett a $189,52Cresearch grant to support the projectover a five-year period.

Brother Cramblett

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Brother NamedLaw College Dean

Brother Sainiuis

A DISTINGUISHED career in

teaching has led .Arthur M.

Sammis, California "32. to the dean

ship of the University of California's

Hastings College of the Law.Brother Sammis, ^vho had been act

ing dean since July, was named deanof the College, located in San Fran

cisco, in an installation ceremony on

October 29.A 1939 graduate of Hastings, Dean

Sammis joined the faculty there as an

instructor in 1944. He became registrarand professor of law in 1947 and was

named associate dean in 1953.Brother Sammis said he will follow

the policx of past years in hiring forfull time faculty assignments top professors who have retired from otherlaw schools after the age of 65.

Expansion Plans(Continued from Page 1)

creased services to chapters, especiallyin the area of visitations, national

'*'' headquarters has been operating at a

^* small deficit during the last two fiscal'' years. The Grand Council ordered a

' comprehensive study of financing to

* be prepared for consideraation at itsf next meeting and for possible presen-' tation to the next national conven-

t tion.

John L. Blackburn, Grand JuniorPresident, was designated official dele

gate to the annual National Interfra

ternity Conference meeting in NewYork in early December with RalphBums as alternate.

National ConventionIn another action, the Grand Coun

cil appointed a Committee on Pro

gram for the national conventionwhich will be held at the Hotel Thayer on the grounds of the U.S. MilitaryAcademy, West Point, New York, August 25-29, 1964. It is composed ofGrand Senior President Dallas L.

Donnan, Grand Junior President

Blackburn and Grand Secretary Gilbert Coburn. The Committee requeststhat program ideas from chapters or

alumni members be forwarded to it

via national headquarters.The Grand Council also moved to

warn a number of chapters that havenot maintained the all-men's averageon their respective campuses theywould be facing disciplinary action inthe near future unless grades were

unproved. This step is required under

Fratemity regulations and those involved will soon be receiving a letterfrom the Grand Senior President.

New Committee ChairmanTo fill an existing vacancy, Robert

E. Miller, Administrative Assistant forMen's Affairs at the University of

Connecticut, was named by GrandSenior President Donnan as Chairmanof the Fraternity's Committee on In

struction. Among his duties will be the

study of, and preparation of, a new-

test for pledges; the preparation of a

manual for pledge trainers as well as

for the consideration of the Grand

Council, and a suggested pledge pro-

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gram for the undergraduate chapters.Brother James V. Fitzpatrick, Chi

cago, (see page 1 article) was ap

pointed Chairman of the Alumni Affairs Committee. The responsibility of

this committee is to devise an effective

plan for alumni contributions for the

support of the general program of the

Fraternity as well as assistance in the

development of alumni councils and

chapter alumni associations.

Chapter to be InstalledIt was also decided that the colony

at Tulane University in New Orleans

which has been progressing steadily for

the last year should be installed as

Gamma Omicron Chapter of AlphaSigma Phi on Sunday, March 8, 1964.

This date will be the climax of the

annual Greek Week there. So that the

Grand Council may participate in the

ceremonies, its next meeting will be

held in New Orleans on the three

days prior to the installation date.

Other subjects discussed at the

Grand Council meeting included chapter problems, pledging and initiation

practices, the recent highly-successfulEducation Conference, reports from

Province Chiefs, insignia costs, and

interfraternity activities.

Following adjournment Sundaynoon, some members of the Grand

Council went to the Ohio Wesleyancampus where they inspected the new

$240,000 house of Epsilon Chapter.

RUSH MANUALST^HE 12-PAGE Alpha Sigma Phi

rush manual, proxiding information on The Old Gal's history, objectives and ideals, responsibility of mem

bership, and special highlights, is now

available. Write to: Alpha Sigma Phi

Fratemity, 24 West William Street,Dela\\are, Ohio. Price is 10 cents percopy.

CHARLES W. SHAEFFER, Penn State '30, hasbeen elected president of T. Rowe Price andAssociates, Inc., Baltimore, Md.. investmentcounsel firm. He joined the firm in 1938 andhas been executive vice president since 1960,a director since 1947. A 1935 graduate ol theHarvard Graduate School of Business Administration, Brother Shaeffer has lectured on

economics and investments at Johns Hopkinsand the University of Pennsylvania.

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Brother Jamison

Rev, Jamison BecomesPresident of Seminaryr\N OCTOBER 23 in Kirkpatrick^�^^ Chapel at Rutgers University, theRev. Wallace N. Jamison, Westminster

'39, was installed as the John HenryLivington Professor of Theology and as

ninth president of New Brunswick

Theological Seminary.In the time-honored rite of the sign

ing of the formula. Brother Jamisonthus became head of the oldest semi

nary in the United States.A seminary of the Reformed Church

in America, New Brunswick Seminarytraces its beginnings back to 1784.Born in Alexandria, Egypt, of par

ents serving as missionaries. Brother

Jamison has spent 14 years in that

country and travelled through most ofthe Near East and Europe.In addition to his A. B. degree from

Westminster and B. D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, he has taken advanced work at Columbia andUnion Theological Seminary andearned his Ph.D. in church history at

the University of Edinburgh.He has been at new Brunswick Semi

nary since 1956 and for the past two

years has served as dean of faculty.

Alumni BriefsChari.f.s Thomas, Iowa State '58, be

gins active duty with the Naval Reserve

this fall. For the past year he has been an

industrial engineer at the San Bernardino

Air Materiel Area, Morton AFB.

Dr. James P. Leyda, Ohio Northern '56,who received the Ph.D. in pharmacy from

Ohio State in 1962, is a development chemist in pharmaceutical product developmentat Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, N. Y.

James H. Weidner and Richard L.

Bergey, both Pennsylvania '59, teach at

Northern Burlington County Regional HighSchool in Columbus, N. J.Ralph D. Roehm, Ohio State '17, after

37 years of directing and administeringcamps for the YMCA (the last 21 yearswith the YMC.\ of greater New York), has

taken a new assignment. Brother Roehm is

in charge of a $14,000,000 fund campaignfor the four New York camps. His office

is in the Statler-Hilton Hotel.

Dr. George S. Johnson, Jr., Pennsylvania '47, is a dentist at Bellmore, N. Y.

Roy H. Stock, Hartwick '59, teaches

vocal music at the Delaware Academy and

Central School, Delhi, N. Y.

Frederick E. Engler, Kentucky '49, is

assistant controller for Top Value Enter

prises, Dayton.Garnel F. Graber, Rutgers '55, is mar

keting manager of Applied Dynamics, Inc.,.Ann .'\rbor, Mich.Raymond Conger, Iowa State '24, has

been installed in the Des Moines Register'sIowa Sports Hall of Fame. Brother Conger,currently a professor of physical educationat Penn State, captured seven conference

championships in track. He also was anchorman on 19 winning relay teams during hisoutstanding undergraduate career. After

graduation he was a member of the 1928

Olympic team, captured the .American rec

ord for 1500 meters, and set the world'smark for 1000 yards.John W. V. Wyckoff, Marietta '16, is

a hydraulic engineer for the Federal PowerCommission on design and inspection of

hydro-electric projects. S.E.U.S. River Ba

sins, Atlanta, Ga., regional office.Capt. John R. Madison, Ohio State '55,

and Second Lt. Donald T. Dunlap, Jr.,Presbyterian '59, recently completed officerorientation courses at Brooke .Army MedicalCenter, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. BrotherMadison, a physician, received instructionin medical service combat, including emer

gency medical care, care of combat ex

haustion and preventive medicine proceduresto detect and control health hazards. Brother Dunlap was trained in administration,medical supply procedures, sanitary engineering and the action to be taken in disaster situations.

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May, July, September, and November, by the Lawhead Press, Inc.,

Athens, Ohio, U.S.A. for Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. Fifty cents

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RALPH F. BURNSEditor

F^iblished byALPHA SIGMA PHIFRATERNITY, INC.Executive Offices

24 West William StreetDelaware, Ohio

The Grand Councilof

Alpha Sigma Phi

extends

Christmas Greetingsto Brothers

Throughout the World

Compiling Register'"PHE COLLEGES and universities�^ of America, which supplied the

Naval Aviators of World War One, arenow requested to fumisfi contact withthe families of these men in order that

they may be included in a commemora

tive register now being compiled bycooperation of Department of the

Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast

Guard.

Many decendants of these fonnerNaval Aviators are students or recent

graduates of our colleges, and mayrender a considerable and appreciatedservice by writing to NAVAL AVI

ATOR REGISTER, 2500 WisconsinAvenue NW, Washington 7, D. C.

CHARLES R. GROSS, Ohio Wesleyan '51, thissummer was named on associate o( GeorgeFry & Associates, Chicago - New York - LosAngeles - Washington management consultingfirm. His home is in South Pasadena, Calif.Prion Jo joining the Fry organization in 1957,he was Ori Jtkj .faculty of Michigan State University for tw(?"^ea>s and before that was asso

ciated with Detroit Edison Co. and ChryslerCorp.

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